How cells defend themselves against antibiotics and cytostatic agents
11/07/2014
"On the one hand, ABC transporters cause diseases such as cystic fibrosis, while on the other hand they are responsible for the immune system recognising infected cells or cancer cells," explains...
Exposure to radiation in childhood increases risk for brain tumors
11/07/2014
In people under age 30, radiation is a risk factor for a type of brain tumor called a meningioma, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.
Potential to predict when breast cancers will spread to the brain
11/07/2014
Scientists have found a pattern of genetic 'switches' - chemical marks that turn genes on or off - that are linked to breast cancer's spread to the brain, according to research presented at the...
Hepatitis C vaccine shows promise in early clinical trial
11/06/2014
A new study reveals that a vaccine for hepatitis C - delivered in two doses 8 weeks apart - generated strong immune responses in volunteers, protecting them against the virus.
Millions of US women are not getting screened for cervical cancer
11/06/2014
Despite evidence that cervical cancer screening saves lives, about eight million women ages 21 to 65 years have not been screened for cervical cancer in the past five years, according to a new...
Novartis and the International Neuroendocrine Cancer Alliance (INCA) announced the quality-of-life results from the first global survey of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), a rare type of...
BRCA-targeting drugs could treat prostate cancer, leading expert says
11/06/2014
A pioneering cancer drug set to become the first to be approved specifically for inherited cancers could also be used much more widely to treat prostate cancer, a world-leading expert has said.
Battle metaphors for cancer can be harmful
11/06/2014
Media portrayals of cancer as a battle to be fought, and its focus on 'brave fighters' beating the odds, can lead to feelings of guilt and failure in people with a terminal diagnosis, according to...
Study gives insight into breast cancer recurrence
11/06/2014
Work by University of Manchester scientists has explored what allows some cases of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS), a non-invasive form of breast cancer, to resist treatment and come back, as well...
Colon cancer rates are rising in young adults
11/06/2014
While colorectal cancer rates are falling in people aged 50 and older, a new study has found that incidence is increasing among people aged 20-49, and could rise further.